Cameron vs Moundsville

A side-by-side comparison of Cameron and Moundsville: population, income, housing, and more.

Cameron and Moundsville are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Moundsville has the higher population (7,934 vs 572 in Cameron). Cameron has the higher median household income ($48,750 vs $48,590 in Moundsville). Moundsville has the higher median home value ($108,500 vs $63,000 in Cameron).

Population, income & housing

	Cameron	Moundsville
Population	572	7,934
Median age	48.8 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,750	$48,590
Median home value	$63,000	$108,500
Median gross rent	$696	$801
Housing units	437	4,034
Homeownership rate	72.2%	71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	16.3%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cameron	Moundsville
Population	458 → 572 (+24.9%)	8,486 → 7,934 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$22,188 → $48,750 (+119.7%)	$34,701 → $48,590 (+40.0%)
Median home value	$55,800 → $63,000 (+12.9%)	$81,100 → $108,500 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $696 (-10.7%)	$597 → $801 (+34.2%)

Cameron

Population

458572

Median household income

$22,188$48,750

Median home value

$55,800$63,000

Median gross rent

$779$696

Moundsville

Population

8,4867,934

Median household income

$34,701$48,590

Median home value

$81,100$108,500

Median gross rent

$597$801

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cameron	Moundsville
Under 5	4.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	16.8%	12.3%
18 to 24	3.1%	6.1%
25 to 34	9.1%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.8%	15.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	15.8%
55 to 64	15.6%	10.6%
65 to 74	15.6%	14.0%
75 and over	12.1%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cameron	Moundsville
White (non-Hispanic)	97.9%	94.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cameron	Moundsville
No high school diploma	15.7%	7.8%
High school graduate	40.6%	54.3%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cameron	Moundsville
Drove alone	79.4%	87.2%
Carpooled	4.6%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	10.9%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	2.4%
Other means	2.9%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cameron	Moundsville
1-unit, detached	74.8%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Cameron	Moundsville
Poverty rate	25.4%	20.1%
Average household size	2.21	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	35	25
Median year structure built	1938	1945